Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
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To Blend or not to Blend?
The answer, in the case of many of the worlds greatest Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines, is to blend.
There is a myth swirling in the miasma that surrounds the wine industry that seems to get picked up by wine drinkers now and then that a blend is a lesser quality wine. This is absolutely untrue, and in fact many of the worlds greatest wines are Cabernet Sauvignon blends.
The most celebrated Cabernet blends are probably those from , which feature Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The are currently available, should you find yourself eager to shell out a thousand bucks or so for what is supposedly one of the greatest vintages in the last fifty years.
Regions outside of Bordeaux are making a mark with excellent Cabernet blends as well. A few to try:
Happy Tasting!
